b series swap

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

alright income taxes are coming in and i need more power then my d16y7.

i would really want an easy drop in motor like the b series and heard alot of things.
since lots of you have alot of experience i would rather ask you guys.

i heard ls vtec has head gasket leaks and oil galleries dont match up, can this be fix cheap and easy?

anything wrong or hard about b20 swaps? or b20 vtecs?

b16's are expensive so i rather stay away from them.

need help here thanks guys

 

[haphazard]

i know its not the answer u asked for but i did a gsr swap and love it.

 

[frankmoocivic]

Hey meng check out my thread the 2500$$$$ one pretty usefull

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

i know its not the answer u asked for but i did a gsr swap and love it.

what did you have to do and how much did it cost you?

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

Hey meng check out my thread the 2500$$$$ one pretty usefull

thanks will do

 

[2slo4u]

alright income taxes are coming in and i need more power then my d16y7.

i would really want an easy drop in motor like the b series and heard alot of things.
since lots of you have alot of experience i would rather ask you guys.

i heard ls vtec has head gasket leaks and oil galleries dont match up, can this be fix cheap and easy?

anything wrong or hard about b20 swaps? or b20 vtecs?

b16's are expensive so i rather stay away from them.

need help here thanks guys

any motor that you dont take time and use real parts in will not be good. i've seen plenty of perfectly fine ls-vtec motors because they didnt cheap out on the parts

its basically, what your budget is and what you plan to do with that motor..ie: boost or n/a

 

[SiRcivic27]

Are you in WI? If so at the end of March I'm going to be selling my B16a2, 99 Si engine with JDM head... It will only be a long block but you could assemble everything else you need pretty easily. I'm thinking like $900 for it just because I dont want to hang on to it too long.

 

[got traction]

we sell lsv conversion kits if you decide to go that route

 

[Hecz]

alright income taxes are coming in and i need more power then my d16y7.

i would really want an easy drop in motor like the b series and heard alot of things.
since lots of you have alot of experience i would rather ask you guys.

i heard ls vtec has head gasket leaks and oil galleries dont match up, can this be fix cheap and easy?

anything wrong or hard about b20 swaps? or b20 vtecs?

b16's are expensive so i rather stay away from them.

need help here thanks guys

well.. how much more power are you in need of??

maybe you can get way with your current power plant.

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

Are you in WI? If so at the end of March I'm going to be selling my B16a2, 99 Si engine with JDM head... It will only be a long block but you could assemble everything else you need pretty easily. I'm thinking like $900 for it just because I dont want to hang on to it too long.

yea im from sheboygan, what comes with your long block? and specs on it thanks

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

any motor that you dont take time and use real parts in will not be good. i've seen plenty of perfectly fine ls-vtec motors because they didnt cheap out on the parts

its basically, what your budget is and what you plan to do with that motor..ie: boost or n/a

yea i kinda hate going the cheap route but im not really looking to go all out either. just enough power to past the average racer, i dunno probly hitting 14's or 13's

 

[SiRcivic27]

yea im from sheboygan, what comes with your long block? and specs on it thanks

Complete block and head minus injectors and exhaust manifold.

'99 B16a2 Si block and '93 JDM head.

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

Complete block and head minus injectors and exhaust manifold.

'99 B16a2 Si block and '93 JDM head.

hmm sounds intresting, i just might consider it, but i havent gotten my check yet so if you still have it by then i might want it. what did you do to the cv shafts, ecu, shift linkage... etc?

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

oh yea newb question, can i use obd1 engine on my 00 civic?

 

[whoopnip]

You might want to consider forced induction for your current motor. What's your budget?

oh yea newb question, can i use obd1 engine on my 00 civic?

Yes, you'll need an OBD II to OBD I conversion harness and the respective ECU.

 

[s_crowley 17]

Might be easier to just buy an OBD2 motor..

 

[ohsnapzitzmeng]

You might want to consider forced induction for your current motor. What's your budget?



Yes, you'll need an OBD II to OBD I conversion harness and the respective ECU.

my buget is not much far from 1k, i might just get an ls motor

 

[haphazard]

i got my motor from hmotorsonline.com ... as far as how much was it to install, u r gonna spend about $500-$1000 to install it. someone correct me if im wrong. mine was an auto so it was more $ than what u are gonna spend.

 

[whoopnip]

my buget is not much far from 1k, i might just get an ls motor

Not far from 1k? I don't think you're going to have much luck swapping to anything other than another D-seires.

Maybe consider a mini-me swap, and then you'll have cash left over for other goodies.

EDIT: You also might be able to run a low boost turbo build for a little over 1k. Expect ~160-180 HP from that.

 

[SiRcivic27]

hmm sounds intresting, i just might consider it, but i havent gotten my check yet so if you still have it by then i might want it. what did you do to the cv shafts, ecu, shift linkage... etc?

Still need it or dont have it. I'm simply selling what I'm pulling and don't need anymore.